Solaray: Sleep Blend SP-17

Valerian root is a scientifically advanced herbal extract standardized to .8% Valerenic acid and supported by whole Valerian root. Valerian has a relaxing effect on the nervous system, it promotes relaxation in persons leading a hectic lifestyle and helps support restful sleep.*

Valerian extract promotes restful sleep.* It is also useful for promoting relaxation in persons leading a hectic lifestyle.* Valerian standardized extracts are technically and scientifically advanced herbal products. Standardization of an extract assures specific measurable levels of the important compounds that give the products their beneficial activity in the body.

Although Hops have been used for brewing beer for over 1,000 years, their medicinal properties have also been valued from very early times. Hop pickers used to tire easily, apparently as a result of transferring some Hop resin from their hands to their mouths, gaining Hops a reputation as a safe relaxation promoter.* Later, pillows filled with Hops were used for occasional sleep problems and nervousness.*

Experiments have suggested that Hops relaxes the smooth muscles and acts as a relaxation agent.* It has been used to increase breast milk for irritable infants (and probably pass along its soothing effects).*

Studies conducted by Chinese scientists surmised ginseng possessed healthy-aging promoting characteristics because of its ability to remove highly toxic age-causing chemicals from the body.* Studies also suggest ginseng increases immune function.*